Anti-window-rattler.



B. KEI-STER. ANTl-W|NDOW-RATTLR. APPLICATION FILED OCT- 22. 1911.

M1315 Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTORNEY lid neonate.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it hown that l, BERN it srnn, a e United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and ave invented certain new vements in Anti-Window- Rattlers, of which the following is a specicitizen of th State of. @hio, h and useful Impro fication.

This invention relates to sash holders and more particularly to a holding device which will prevent rattling of the sash within its llhe primary object of the invention is to provide an extre device for hold rattling, and to piece of wire b spring arms,

' the sash in hil arms will engage t in which the sash will thereby hold vide a device of be quickly and ea of sliding sash modifications eit window frame @ther object its specific construe attaching the same be more readily und ing description an ings, in which drawin Figure 1 is a fra view of a portion of sash, showing them.

Fig. 2 is a per tion in attach in the drawin shown in its numerals 1 d side bars of This side bar is pro to receive in the usu side of the sliding s of the sash my inve "lhe sash holder 0 the subject matter 0 ing a window 'sash against this end consists of a'single ent to form a plurality of and adapted to be attached to manner that the spring he side walls of the groove is arranged to slide'and the sash against rattling. Another ohject of the invention is to prothis character which can sily attached to any form without necessitating any her in the sash or in the in which it slides.

the invention as well as tion and the manner of to a window frame will erstood from the followaccompanying drawgs gmentary perspective a window lication of my invenspective view of the inven- 1on. gs wherein the invention is preferred embodiment,- the esignates generally one of the an ordinary window frame, vided with a groove 2 a1 manner one edge or ash 3, to the upper rail ntion is to be attached. r antirattler which forms f this invention is clearly shown in Fig. 2 and is preferably formed of a single piece of wire possessing the desired amount of resiliency. device, the wire is first doubled upon itself as at 4 to provide the parallel sides 5 of an elongated loop designated generally by the hpeeiflcation of Letters Patent. Application filed October 22, 11917. herial No. 1

point 4: each of right angles to ner of the sash evices are to ame.

frame and claim rattling device the upper rail the bottom and gated In forming this upwardly from numeral 6. he s loop are disposed another and at a point remote from the the sides 5 is bent outwardly and slightly forwardly as at 7 turned to extend upwardly sub the portion of the loop to These oppos 8 diverge slightly from one another and have their ends reversely curved to provide the terminal loops 9.

The device is attached t provide the spring arms 8. sltely arranged arm t is to be underst tached to each side sash and engaging It is to be also under preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described an do not limit myself to the construction and arrangement set forth, but to make such minor reserve the right able and come changes as may prove desir withinthe scope of the appended claims.

1. The combination wit and a side standard mom to receive one slde of sa1 wire bent to form a 100 of sprlng arms extendin wardly from said loop or engagement with groove to retain the sash against rattling therein.

2. The combination wit and a supporting standar groove receivin Patented Feb, re, rare. 97, 956.

preventing the usual rattle.

side walls of said hown the sides 5 of the. in close proximity to one stantially at o the upper coras clearly shown in Fig. l, the loop 6 resting upon the upper edge of the sash and being secured thereto by means of staples or like fast spring arms 8 are inclin gage the bottom wall of adapted to press outwardly against the opposlte walls of this gr strength to hold the sas ening means. The ed forwardly to enthe groove 2 and are oove with suficient h steady within said ood that two of. these be employed one being atof the upper rail of the each side of the window stood that only a d therefore I exact details of h a window sash ded with a groove (1 sash of an anticomprising a single piece of engageable with of the sas and a plurality outwardly and uph a window sash, d provided with a g one side of said sash, of an anti-rattling device comprising an elonloop engaging the upper rall of the sash, spring arms "extending outwardly and said loop and loops formed on the extremities of saidarms and engaging the bottom and side walls of the groove to-prevent rattling of the sash therein.

llltl 3. The combination with a window sash of an anti-rattlin device comprising a single piece of wire dou led upon itself to form an elongated loop adapted to be secured upon 5 the upper rail of the sash, said loop including spaced side members having the free ends thereof turned outwardly an upwardly at an angle to said loop to provide oppositely disposed spring arms engageable wlth 10 the side and bottom walls of the groove in the window frame supporting said sash; said arms being inclined at an angle to thelength of the loop to force the sash away from the bottom wall of the groove.

In testimon whereof I afiix my signature 5 in presence 0 two witnesses.

BERNARD KEISTER. Witnesses:

THos. B. VEAQH, T. R. V. HAws. 

